Built a Quarto-compatible tool to generate editable AI presentations

[notfolder]

Description

Hi everyone!
I’ve developed a new Python tool called qmd_to_pptx that converts Markdown and Quarto (.qmd) files into fully editable PowerPoint (.pptx) presentations.
Why I built this:
While Quarto and Pandoc are great, they often render diagrams (like Mermaid) and equations as static images when exporting to PPTX. This makes it impossible to do those "final touches" directly in PowerPoint. I wanted a tool that preserves editability for everything.
Key Features:
Fully Editable Output: Text, tables, and shapes are rendered as native OOXML elements, not images.
Extensive Mermaid Support: Supports 13 types of Mermaid diagrams (Flowcharts, Sequence, Gantt, ER, Mindmaps, etc.).
LaTeX Equations: Supports both inline and block math.
Quarto Compatibility: Uses the same reference-doc templates as Quarto.
MCP Server Support: Can be used as a Model Context Protocol (MCP) server, allowing AI agents like Claude Desktop to generate slides for you.
Repository:
https://github.com/notfolder/qmd_to_pptx
I’d love to hear your feedback or see how you might use this in your workflow!

[mcanouil]

Thanks for sharing.

@notfolder Your title contains the default one, you might want to edit it.

[notfolder]

Thanks for pointing it out! Fixed it.